US Approves $4 Billion Advanced Missile Defense System Sale to Poland

The United States has approved the sale to Poland of a $4 billion state-of-the-art air and missile-defense system.

A U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot anti-missile defense launcher stands pointing east at Rzeszow-Jasionska airport, near Rzeszow, Poland, on March 8, 2022. Sean Gallup/Getty Images

The United States has approved the sale of a $4 billion state-of-the-art air-and-missile defense system to Poland, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Sept. 11, amidst rising tensions with Belarus and Russia.

“The proposed sale will improve Poland’s missile defense capability and contribute to Poland’s goal of updating its military capability while further enhancing interoperability with the United States and other allies,” the Pentagon’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said.